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...ethnic war zone more reminiscent of Gujarat or Aceh. Four days later, on Oct. 31, when order was finally restored by more than 10,000 People's Armed Police and other military personnel, 148 people were dead, according to local journalists who saw an internal document circulated among high-level bureaucrats in Henan-making this China's worst ethnic strife in years. "In all my life and that of my ancestors, we've never experienced anything like this," says a Muslim surnamed Hai, who along with other villagers discovered a decapitated Hui corpse on Monday. "Our villages will never...
...their campaign Web site, Kerry and Edwards speak of the Middle East only in vague generalities entirely consistent with those of the current administration, adding that "in a Kerry-Edwards administration, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not be an afterthought, but a priority that will always get the consistent, high-level attention it deserves" - but never specifying what it might do differently. And this week, Kerry echoed President Bush's insistence that the U.S. will not deal with Arafat, and praised Ariel Sharon's "courageous" plan to leave Gaza...
...will depend, ultimately, on the extent to which they can persuade others, from Sistani to Iraq's neighbors and the wider international community, of the bona fides of the planned election. That may be why Allawi and the U.S. last week quietly launched an effort to hold a high-level international conference on the Iraqi election next month. Rather than confining it to President Bush's "coalition of the willing," they're looking to bring in the G-8 countries and all of Iraq's neighbors, including Iran, to seek some consensus on Iraq's immediate future. Similar talks will...
...Iraqi resistance fighter traveling as an escort was quickly out of the car, speaking to the group in a somber, authoritative tone, insisting they let us go. A furious curbside debate flared. My escort continued to plead, dropping the names of high-level insurgent leaders. After what seemed like an eternity, the insurgents relented. They pushed me back into our Mazda sedan and ordered us to leave. We were lucky. The fighters included Iraqis, Syrians and Jordanians. They were members of Attawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War), a militant group loyal to Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted...
CONVICTED. Bounty hunter and former Green Beret JONATHAN IDEMA, his right-hand man BRENT BENNETT and freelance cameraman EDWARD CARABALLO; of entering Afghanistan illegally, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing their captives; in Kabul. Idema claimed that he had high-level support from the Pentagon and Afghan officials for his group's efforts to hunt down terrorists. But the U.S. military says the men were operating without its knowledge, and the judge refused to admit evidence in support of the men's claim. Idema and Bennett were sentenced to 10 years in prison, Caraballo to eight years...